Category: No Mess

  • Exploring Public Transportation

    Your Child Will Learn

    Public transportation moves people from one place to another

    Here’s What to Do

    1. Plan a trip for your child to experience riding public transportation, like a bus, train, tram, light rail, or ferry
    2. Show your child
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  • Family Treasures

    Your Child Will Learn

    Family histories are remembered by looking at heirlooms and special objects passed down from generation to generation 

    Here’s What to Do

    1. Select a family heirloom or special object that was passed down to you from an
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  • Family Schedule

    Your Child Will Learn

    People remember what to do throughout the day by using a schedule

    Here’s What to Do

    1. Create a family schedule on large paper with the days of the week and times so your children understand when
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  • Family Safety Plan

    Your Child Will Learn

    During an emergency, there a things we should do and places we should go to be safe

    Here’s What to Do

    1. Discuss potential emergency situations that are specific to your regional location, like fires, floods, tornadoes,
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  • Listening Rules

    Your Child Will Learn

    The 4 rules to prepare themselves for listening

    Here’s What to Do

    1. Talk about rules you both follow at work, at school, and in your home.
    2. Teach your child these 4 listening rules and invite them
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  • Tell Me A Story

    Your Child Will Learn

    How to tell stories.

    Here’s What to Do

    1. Work together to create about 20 “story cards” on index cards (or paper). You can make them all at once, or spread it out over several days and
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  • Family Dinner Counting

    Your Child Will Learn

    How to organize data with a chart

    Here’s What to Do

    1. At the beginning of the week, make a chart. Draw 7 columns and label them with every day of the week across the top. Draw
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  • Fruit and Veggie Subtraction

    Your Child Will Learn

    Counting and introductory subtraction

    Here’s What to Do

    1. Gather 5 balls or soft objects and a box or basket to throw them in.
    2. Invite your child to imagine that the balls are a fruit or vegetable.
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  • Repeat After Me

    Your Child Will Learn

    How to listen to and understand directions given out loud.

    Here’s What to Do

    1. Tell your child you’re going to play a following game.
    2. Give your child a direction. Ask them to repeat the words out
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  • Listening Game

    Your Child Will Learn

    How to listen to, remember, and follow 2-step directions

    Here’s What to Do

    1. Tell your child you’re going to play a listening game. 
    2. Give your child a series of 2-step directions. Some examples:
      • Clap your hands,
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